Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-03-28
IN THE HIGHLANDS.
The Jordan and South GaIena
NTineS-HighlandM Mary.


NIineS-Highland Mary.
The evening of the 18th inst. found
your correspondent comfortably settled at
the Office OF the Jordan mine. Wherever
and whenever l have been out on the
road, discussing the Utah question has
always formed the chief part of the con-
versation with the ladies and gentlemen
whom have had the pleasure to meet.
Everybody has opinions on the matter,
and, what is better, they have intelli-
gent, comprehensive and patriot views
on the affairs and condition of Utah, and
no class of people have broader and
sounder views than those found in min
ing camps. Prof. Allen, l soon dis
covered, was no exception to the major
ity unless, it may be remarked, he, be-
ing an educated man, expresses his ideas
in more choice and stronger language
To find in the recesses of these noun
tains, men of culture, intellectual and
moral, is, being an exception to the rule
and pleasing contrast to the sterner
and rougher life encountered on every
hand. For this reason, the evenings
spent in company with the Professor, were
hours of pleasure and profit to this wan
dering Bohemian whose business brings
him in direct contact with all shades of
life exhibited in a mining camp. PORT.
Allen is soon to be joined by his wife, an
educated and estimable lady who will
make-as every good woman makes, the
rugged miners life, and log cabin-a
peace of rest and comfort out of the Pro-
fessor's mountain home. Anticipating
Mrs. Aliens arrival, THE DEMOCRAT re-
preventative wishes her safe journey on
the way to her husband and a pleasure
bic, enjoyable summer after she gets here
to experience, for the first time, the cos
tunes of mining camp in the mountains
of the Far West.
On the morning of the 25th, Foreman
Alex McMaster showed me through the
| South Galena mine. In this property is
| to be seen an excellent showing of rich
galena ore. Within few days since a
very rich ore body has been struck and
the men, as well as the company, are
crrrespondingly jubilant. In this "hole
in the ground" your representative
found bunch of good Democrats, wait
ing for his coming as though he were a
missionary of the gospel, conveying the
glad tidings of great Joy.
In the afternoon, through the courtesy
of Mr.. VIM. Ross, went through the
Jordan mine, property worked in con-
nection with the Galena by the same
company of which Prof. L. E. Holden is
the principal stakeholder and Superin-
tendent. In the Jordan there are i'm
mense bodies of ore in sight, notwith-
standing that the mine is being worked
very near the surface. What will be
found when they conclude to "sink down
on her" does not take prophet to fore
tell, for the indications are that the now
large body of wealth will increase in
every direction. At the two mines and
the ten-stamp mill, now running to it's
utmost capatity, there are engaged over
sixty men, who by their ''incomings and
outgoings" give to this region in the
gulch an appearance of industry and
business life.
HIGHLAND MARY.
Not in this city or town alone does one
see all of the phenomena of human
nature. The man who traveles is sure
to find, beside the something or some
one "blissful and dear" as Moore puts it,
many unaccountable persons and things.
Up in this part of Bingham the country
is called very appropriately The High
lands" and in perfect keeping with the
thought that highland suggests, there is
here a Mary, not Scotch one. but
scandinavian, though in appearance,
action, wit and spirit an Irish girl is
She" Were this Highland Mary but
the owner of a mine, there certainly
would be romantic appropriateness
about her being where she is; but as it
is, she is simply waiter girl at the con-
pany's boarding house and, therefore,
deprived of that distinction for which ro-
nance has fitted her.
Leaving Highland Mary to enjoy
the mediocrity of her life and employ
ment, your correspondent, the morning
of the 26th, took up his cline of march, 4"
as it were, for that region of Bingham
known as the South Fork of Butterfeld
Canyon. MILO ZIP.
HIGHLAND, March 26, 1887.